Valmiki Ramayana 2.53.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53, Shloka 19
पञ्चाशत्तमः सर्गः (Sarga 53): Rāma’s Lament, Vigil for Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa’s Consolation
नूनं जात्यन्तरे कस्मिन् स्त्रियः पुत्रैर्वियोजिताः ।
जनन्या मम सौमित्रे तस्मादेतदुपस्थितम् ॥१९॥
nūnaṁ jātyantare kasmin striyaḥ putrair viyojitāḥ |
jananyā mama saumitre tasmād etad upasthitam ||19||
सौमित्र, शायद पिछले जनम में मेरी माँ ने किसी और की माँ को बेटे से जुदा किया था। इसलिए आज यह मुसीबत उसके ऊपर आ गई है।
O Lakshmana, surely in one of her previous births did my mother separate women from their sons. That is why this (calamity) has befallen her.
FAQs
Karmic causality framed as moral reflection: suffering is interpreted as arising from prior harm, encouraging humility and ethical restraint rather than blame.
Rama laments Kausalya’s pain at separation and interprets the misfortune through the lens of karma from a previous birth.
Empathy and introspection: Rama’s concern centers on his mother’s suffering and seeks moral meaning rather than resentment.
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